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A young man identified as Dalhatu Saidu, who had escaped from police custody in handcuffs in Adamawa state has been convicted and sentenced to 4 years imprisonment. The Upper Area Court 4 presided by Hon. Ibrahim Musa Ulenda, sentenced the convict after he was re-arrested and arraigned before him for theft and an escape from lawful custody. Dalhatu, was slammed 1 year prison term for escaping from lawful custody and 3 years for theft with the sum of N10, 000 and N50, 000 options of fine respectively. More so, the convict who hails from Sangere along Numan road, was ordered to pay the sum of N7, 000 compensation. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the convict criminally conspired with friends and stole 3 turkeys valued yet to be known on the 21st Sept. 2022. After he was apprehended in connection to the offence, the convict broke the fence of the police outpost at Sangere and escaped with handcuffs valued N10, 000, and re-arrested after 6 days. Upon his arraignment by the prosecutor, Inspector...

A mother of 2 has dragged her fiance before Upper Area Court 4 in Yola, Adamawa State, accusing him of rape, assault and intimidation. The woman sued her fiance whom they have been living together over a decade where she accused him of rape even after bearing 2 children for him. In suit marked UAC4/CA/322/2022/ and filed on Friday, the complainant who craved for anonymity, resides with her husband to be along Army Barracks road in Jimeta Yola. The mother of 2, who fell in love with her fiance over 10 years ago, was allegedly raped when she brought food for him as he had earlier asked her to do. "After we fell in love, he called me on phone and asked me to cook food and bring it to him because he was battling with sickness. He used the opportunity and raped me", she alleged. It was learnt that shortly after she brought food to her sick fiance at his apartment over 10 years ago, he allegedly had sexual intercourse with her without consent. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that she took i...

Jimeta Area Court II, in Adamawa state has convicted and sentenced 2 Young men to 3 years imprisonment for criminal conspiracy and theft of domestic animal. The area court presided by Hon. Muhammad Alamin Diya Lamurde, sentenced Buhari Abubakar and Nasiru Abdullahi, for the offences which pleaded guilty. For the offence of criminal conspiracy, the convicts were jailed 1 year with N25, 000 option of fine each, while for the offence of theft, they were slammed 2 years and given N50, 000 option of fine. Furthermore, the court has ordered them to pay the sum of N17, 000 compensation to the nominal complainant. Earlier, when the convicts were arraigned before the court by the Prosecutor, Inspector Coleman Micheal, both pleaded to the offences contrary to sections 60 and 276 of the penal code law. Inspector, Coleman, informed the court that the convicts who hail from Sangere along Numan road, conspired and made away with a she goat belonging to one Hashimu Hassan. According to him, the convi...

Embattled Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Adamawa State, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has urged the Court of Appeal Yola Division to order APC to conduct fresh governorship primary. Mallam Ribadu, also asked the court to allow his appeal as well as set aside the judgement of the Federal High delivered on the 14th October, 2022. He prayed the court to direct APC to conduct fresh gubernatorial primary election to enable him participate in the exercise ahead of 2023 general election. According to him, the trial judge acted in grave error when he held that APC shall not be able to field in any candidate in the forthcoming election in Adamawa state. He stated that the lower court did not consider his right as a candidate to participate in the 2023 governorship election which was violated by the act of non-compliance by the party to its guidelines while conducting the election, which led him to seek remedy before the court. The erstwhile EFCC Chairman informed the court...

Two dreaded "Shila" boys were of Tuesday, convicted and sentenced to 8 years imprisonment each without option of fine. The convicts include; Salisu Musa(20) of Zango street and Mustapha Ibrahim(18) of Vunoklang in Girei Local Government Area, Adamawa State. An Upper Area Court 4 sitting in Yola, Adamawa State sentenced the defendants after they were tried on 2 counts bordering "criminal conspiracy and extortion". The Judge, Hon. Ibrahim Musa Ulenda, ruled that for the offence of "criminal conspiracy" the convicts are to spend 1 year each in prison custody. Equally, Hon. Ulenda, declared that for the offence of "extortion", the duo are to be jailed 7 years each without option of fine. According to the judge, the judgment would serve as deterrent to those who would want to indulge in " shila" activities. Earlier, when arraigned before court on the 7th October, 2022, by the Prosecutor, Seargent Kabiru Abubakar, both convicts pleaded guilty...

Adamawa State High Court of Justice has convicted and sentenced a man, Abubakar Mohammed, to death by hanging for culpable homicide. The court presided by Hon. Justice Bulila Ladokiya Ikaro, sentenced the convict after he was tried and found guilty for being in possession of human parts and culpable homicide. She sentenced him to 21 years imprisonment with N100, 000 option of fine as well as to death by hanging and that the sentences are to run concurrently. Abubakar, who hails from Jauro Tukur village in Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State relocated to Shagari Phase II, Yola South LGA, Adamawa state in search of greener pastures. The convict who became a water vendor, fell in love with Christiana Augustine, whom he later killed, gauged her eyeballs, cut her breast and removed her tounge in order to sell. The father of 7 came in contact with a man known as Buhari Mohammed, at Sanda junction in Yola South who allegedly hinted him about a man who had indicated intetest to buy eyeball...

From right to left: Israel with other suspects A 19 year old Israel Emmanuel, has been arrested along side 2 other suspects by the Adamawa State Command after he allegedly kidnapped himself and collected the sum of N1million ransom from his father. Israel of Mararaba Mubi allegedly faked his kidnap with the help of Fartaci Mustapha, 22, of Ga'anda in Gombi LGA, Zakka Nuhu, Shagari Lowcost Mubi North LGA and Abdullhamid Mohammed (still at large). It all started with Israel who informed his friends about his intention to extort money from his own father where he self staged his own abduction with the aid of the trio. After perfecting their plan, Israel met Zakka Nuhu at welcome to Mubi, and left for Muvir in Mubi North LGA and hid himself in the house of their friend for 6 days while his friends negotiate for ransom. While in Muvir, Fartaci Mustapha, made a telephone call to Israel's father identified as Emmanuel, informing him about the abduction of his son. After Fartaci introd...

The Chief Imam of Inmates at the Jimeta Correctional Centre, Adamawa State, Imam Bala Mohammed, has been discharged after spending 12 years in prison custody awaiting trial. Imam Bala, was discharged by the Adamawa State High Court of Justice presided by Hon. Justice Bulila Ladokiya Ikaro, for lack of  prosecution's witness(s). Hon. Justice Bulila, discharged the defendant after spending 12 years behind bars pending when witnesses will be assembled by the prosecution. The defendant who was awaiting trial was arraigned before the erstwhile Chief Judge, I. K. Banu, and later arraigned before Justice Bulila, where the case was mentioned denovo. He was accused of killing a man identified as Musa Buba, of Shuware village in Mubi North Local Government Area, on 4th March, 2011by shooting him with a dane gun. According to the prosecution, the offence contravened section 221 (1) of the penal code law 2018, of which he pleaded not guilty. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that Imam Bala through his co...

A Local Hunter in Adamawa State reportedly shot and killed himself after his mother cautioned him against beating his 4 years old son. The deceased, Usman Alhaji Audu, of Gada Maisaje, Gombi Local Government Area intentionally used his serviceable single barrel dane gun and shot himself to death. Sources told NEWS PLATFORM that the incident occured on Wednesday, 19th October, 2022, throwing the entire community into mourning. It was learnt that the 4 years old boy left home but did not return back on time as he was said to be playing with his peers. Upon the boy's return, his father descended on him and beat him mercilessly which attracted the attention of his grand mother, the mother to the deceased. The mother was said to have cautioned the local security man against beating up his son to that extent. The hunter who became angry with his mother, told her that it is better for him to terminate his own life and leave the world for her. It was as a result of the cautionary word that...

A Local Hunter in Adamawa State reportedly shot and killed himself after his mother cautioned him against beating his 4 years old son. The deceased, Usman Alhaji Audu, of Gada Maisaje, Gombi Local Government Area intentionally used his serviceable single barrel dane gun and shot himself to death. Sources told NEWS PLATFORM that the incident occured on Wednesday, 19th October, 2022, throwing the entire community into mourning. It was learnt that the 4 years old boy left home but did not return back on time as he was said to be playing with his peers. Upon the boy's return, his father descended on him and beat him mercilessly which attracted the attention of his grand mother, the mother to the deceased. The mother was said to have cautioned the local security man against beating up his son to that extent. The hunter who became angry with his mother, told her that it is better for him to terminate his own life and leave the world for her. It was as a result of the cautionary word that...

National Association of Mbula Youths have urged the Federal Government to build dams as well as dredge River Benue in order to  address perennial flooding. The association during a world press conference in Yola, Adamawa state, said that building dams and dredging the river will end flooding as well as create employment opportunities. Addressing newsmen, the Secretary of the association who is also the Spokesman, Emmanuel Nathaniel Aliyu, noted that the perennial flooding can be controlled if dams are built and River Benue is dredged.  He disclosed that building dams and dredging the river will also encourage fishing on a commercial scale and boost agriculture through irrigation farming which will lead to economic viability. According to him, the annual release of excess water from the Lagdo dam in Cameroon Republic and Kiri Dam in Shelleng Local Government Area do not only affect Mbula communities in Demsa but the state and beyond. He added that the 2022 flooding affected Mbu...

National Association of Mbula Youths have urged the Federal Government to build dams as well as dredge River Benue in order to  address perennial flooding. The association during a world press conference in Yola, Adamawa state, said that building dams and dredging the river will end flooding as well as create employment opportunities. Addressing newsmen, the Secretary of the association who is also the Spokesman, Emmanuel Nathaniel Aliyu, noted that the perennial flooding can be controlled if dams are built and River Benue is dredged.  He disclosed that building dams and dredging the river will also encourage fishing on a commercial scale and boost agriculture through irrigation farming which will lead to economic viability. According to him, the annual release of excess water from the Lagdo dam in Cameroon Republic and Kiri Dam in Shelleng Local Government Area do not only affect Mbula communities in Demsa but the state and beyond. He added that the 2022 flooding affected Mbu...

A suit seeking to nullify the election of Capt. Yusuf Buba, Member representing Hong/Gombi at the House of Representatives has been struck out by the Feferal High Court Yola, Adamawa state. The suit was instituted by Hon. Nuhu Abubakar, an Aspirant for Gombi/Hong constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Hon. Nuhu, who scored zero vote during the APC primary election conducted on the 28th May, 2022 dragged Capt. Buba, before the court and urged it to nullify the election.  He alleged that APC issued result indicating that Buba, won the election, while ascribing 10 votes to J. Chidama, lamenting that he was not allocated a single vote. He averred that Buba was declared winner of the exercise, saying that he filed a petition before the committee constituted by the party, and that his petition was ignored by the committee.  Hon. Nuhu, prayed the court to order the party and INEC to withdraw the certificate issued to Buba and restraint him from paradi...

The Adamawa State House of Assembly, has suspended the members representing Song and Jada Mbulo constituencies, Hon. Simon Isa and Hon. Hamman Tukur Yettisuri, for 3 months. NEWS PLATFORM can report. Hon. Simon and Yettisuri were suspended over allegation of defecting to New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP). Their suspension followed a constitutional matter raised by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan), who informed the Assembly about the defection. He said that both legislators were elected under platform of the PDP but cross carpeted to other political parties, saying that their seats ought to declared vacant based on the provision of the Constitution. He said that their names appeared as candidates for Fufore/Song and Mayo Belwa, Jada, Ganye and Toungo Federal Constituncies under NNPP. Announcing the suspension, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, suspended the lawmakers for 3 months pending when they will formalise their defection. 

The Management of Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi has asnnounced Wednesday, 19th October, 2022 as the resumption date of academic activities in the institution. This is contained in a circular signed by the Registrar of the University, Aminu A. Alkali, and obtained by NEWS PLATFORM. It stated that the Senate of ADSU at its emergency meeting held on Tuesday, 18th October, 2022 approved the resumption of academic activities on Wednesday, 19th October, 2022. "Consequently, the Community, Staff and Students are to note that academic activities are to resume with immediate effect", it added. The Circular said, "The Management, Senate, and Staff of the University welcome all Students to campus and wish them success in their studies" Furthermore, it requested all the Deans, Head of Departments and Staff to adhere strictly to the Circular.

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday, ordered the Management of the State Polytechnic Yola, to reinstate Four(4) dismissed lecturers with immediate effect. NEWS PLATFORM can report The Assembly ordered the Rector and the Management Staff to appear before for it on Wednesday, over the unlawful dismissal, and cautioned it to desist from flagrant abuse of extant laws and regulations. Equally, the Assembly has directed the Management of the Polytecnic to pay the affected lecturers all their entitlements/benefits from the date of illegal suspension and subsequent dismissal. The affected lectureres include; Dr. Paul Zira Wache, Abubakar Mohammed Babale, Usman Hammarwabi and Isa Njobdi Ribadu. The affected lecturers were sacked by the institution over alleged alteration of results, forgery, allocation of fake marks and other unprofessional acts on the 20th February, 2020. The Assembly's order followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Public Petition a...

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday, ordered the Management of the State Polytechnic Yola, to reinstate Four(4) dismissed lecturers with immediate effect. NEWS PLATFORM can report The Assembly ordered the Rector and the Management Staff to appear before for it on Wednesday, over the unlawful dismissal, and cautioned it to desist from flagrant abuse of extant laws and regulations. Equally, the Assembly has directed the Management of the Polytecnic to pay the affected lecturers all their entitlements/benefits from the date of illegal suspension and subsequent dismissal. The affected lectureres include; Dr. Paul Zira Wache, Abubakar Mohammed Babale, Usman Hammarwabi and Isa Njobdi Ribadu. The affected lecturers were sacked by the institution over alleged alteration of results, forgery, allocation of fake marks and other unprofessional acts on the 20th February, 2020. The Assembly's order followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Public Petition a...

Worried by the renewed attacks by the dreaded "Shila" boys, the Adamawa State House of Assembly on Monday, adopted 4 resolutions to end the attacks by the "Shila" boys. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The legislators resolved and directed its Committee on Security to take it up with security agencies so as to work out ways on how end the nefarious activities of the boys. While informing Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, about the re-emergence of the boys, the legislators urged him to reinforce the executive order on timing of the operation of commercial tricycle within the state capital. According to them, tricycle operators should start operating from 7:00am to 10:00pm as against 5:00am to 10:00pm, saying that the boys launch attacks on their unsuspecting victims in the early hours of the day. More so, the lawmakers mandated the Committee on Transport to meet with the leadership of the tricycle operators to work out modalities on how to tackle the usage of tricycle in carry...

Atiku, Fintiri and Bindow Following the recent leak of audio recording purportedly capturing a session with the former Governor of Adamawa State, Bindow Umaru Jibrilla addressing a body of former Development Area administrators that went viral attempting to lampoon him have been making the rounds. As is to be expected different approaches to a seemingly normal political decision by an individual is being drummed out of proportion by some opposition members that want to portray the ex-governor in bad light. For the avoidance of all doubts,Bindow, just like all Nigerian has a right to hold a personal opinion. As a citizen ,not just an ordinary citizen but a one-time governor and senator of the Federal Republic,he has a right to speak out as one who knows the intricacies of Nigerian politics in general and what obtains in Adamawa State in details. He therefore knows the cankerworm that has eaten the APC ,laying it prostrate.  It is therefore strange that some members of the party are ...

Adamawa State House of Assembly has just confirmed the appointment of 2 Development Area Adminiustrators as requested by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. They are; Desmond Minakaron for Gyawana in Lamurde Development Area LGA and Emmanuel Gamache Madagali North Development Areas respectively. After confirmation, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, who presided over the sitting, directed the Clerk to communicate the assembly's resolution to Governor Fintiri.

Hon. Abdulhamid Tukur Ribadu The Federal High Court II Yola Division on Monday, nullified the election of Hon. Adamu Baba Mustapha, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The court has ordered the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw certificate issued to Hon. Mustapha, after he was declared winner of the PDP primary election. However, the court has directed the electoral body to issue the certificate of return to Hon. Abdulhamid Tukur Ribadu, declaring that Hon. Tukur, is the winner of the election for Yola South constituency. Hon. Tukur, dragged Baba Mustapha, PDP and INEC to court, seeking the court to nullify the primary election which produced Hon. Baba, as the flag bearer of the PDP for Yola South. The Aspirant informed the court that Hon. Baba Mustapha, did not resign his appointment as SSA to Governor Fintiri, before contesting  election for the assembly. He urged the court to disqualify the defendant and he should be declared the...

The Federal High Court II Yola Division on Monday, nullified the election of Hon. Adamu Baba Mustapha, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The court has ordered the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw certificate issued to Hon. Mustapha, after he was declared winner of the PDP primary election. However, the court has directed the electoral body to issue the certificate of return to Hon. Abdulhamid Tukur Ribadu, declaring that Hon. Tukur, is the winner of the election for Yola South constituency. Hon. Tukur, dragged Baba Mustapha, PDP and INEC to court, seeking the court to nullify the primary election which produced Hon. Baba, as the flag bearer of the PDP for Yola South. The Aspirant informed the court that Hon. Baba Mustapha, did not resign his appointment as SSA to Governor Fintiri, before contesting  election for the assembly. He urged the court to disqualify the defendant and he should be declared the winner of the primary electi...

Police in Adamawa State have gunned down 6 suspected kidnappers allegedly terrorising the inhabitants of Yola town. The operatives of the command recovered the sum of N 1, 080,000.00, one brand new motorcycle, 2 AK47 riffles, 2locally made pistol, 1 single barrel gun, 13 rounds of live ammunitions, assorted charms and handsets.  The Commissioner of Police, SK. Akande, had while addressing press at the headquaters on Friday, revealed that the command's Crack squad in collaboration with Tabbital Pulaku Association on the 13th October, 2022. He disclosed that the operatives engaged the suspects in gun battle as a result of which 6 were neutralized while others escaped with bullet wounds. He said that the suspects recently abducted Obinna Oraegbunam, Mu’azu Ahmed in Shagari Phase II, Yola town and Eng. Sani Ahmed Bazza, Aisha Utman and Mustapha Mohammedat Yolde Pate Yola South LGA.  He appreciated the government and good people of Adamawa for their continued support and assured of...

The Federal High Court Yola Division on Friday, voided the governoship primary election of the APC which produced Aisha Binani, as it Candidate. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The court presided by Hon. Justice A. M. Anka, had while delivering his judgement, voided Binani's election, and restrained her from parading herself as governorship candidate, He declared that the party shall not field any candidate in the forthcoming general election, adding that APC was careless in conducting its internal affairs. "I hold that the primary election conducted by APC for governorship of Adamawa State on the 27th May, 2022 is invalid, " Hon. Justice Anka held. However, Justice Anka, declined to order for fresh gubernatorial primary election for party; instead, said all the parties involved in the matter have right to appeal against the decision.

The Federal High Court 1 Yola Division, Adamawa State presided by Hon. Justice A. M. Anka, has just nullified APC gubernatorial primary election which Senator Aisha Binani emerged the winner.NEWS PLATFORM can report.

Police in Adamawa State have apprehended 5 suspected kidnappers who abducted an 8 year old boy in Mubi. The men of the command recovered the sum of N4, 079, 000 million out of N5million paid to the suspects as ransom and also recovered 5 handsets from them. The 5 suspects arrested include; Zaiyad Adamu, 19, resident of Tashan Gella, Mubi South LGA, Abdulrahman Abubakar, 31, resident of Shagari Low-cost, Mubi North LGA. Others are; Haruna Yakubu, 21, resident of Kaban Ward and Abubakar Muhammed, 20, and Isa Musa, 21, residents of Angwan Ba-Talaka in Mubi North, LGA. The command in a release by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Friday, explained that the suspects were arrested in Mubi on the 9th October, 2022. SP Nguroje, added that the command's renewed commitment to enhancing proactive strategies in crime fighting, disconnected a crime network connecting syndicate of 5 in Mubi North and South LGAs respectively. ...

Police in Adamawa State have apprehended 5 suspected kidnappers who abducted an 8 year old boy in Mubi. The men of the command recovered the sum of N4, 079, 000 million out of N5million paid to the suspects as ransom and also recovered 5 handsets from them. The 5 suspects arrested include; Zaiyad Adamu, 19, resident of Tashan Gella, Mubi South LGA, Abdulrahman Abubakar, 31, resident of Shagari Low-cost, Mubi North LGA. Others are; Haruna Yakubu, 21, resident of Kaban Ward and Abubakar Muhammed, 20, and Isa Musa, 21, residents of Angwan Ba-Talaka in Mubi North, LGA. The command in a release by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Friday, explained that the suspects were arrested in Mubi on the 9th October, 2022. SP Nguroje, added that the command's renewed commitment to enhancing proactive strategies in crime fighting, disconnected a crime network connecting syndicate of 5 in Mubi North and South LGAs respectively. ...

Police in Adamawa State have apprehended 5 suspected kidnappers who abducted an 8 year old boy in Mubi. The men of the command recovered the sum of N4, 079, 000 million out of N5million paid to the suspects as ransom and also recovered 5 handsets from them. The 5 suspects arrested include; Zaiyad Adamu, 19, resident of Tashan Gella, Mubi South LGA, Abdulrahman Abubakar, 31, resident of Shagari Low-cost, Mubi North LGA. Others are; Haruna Yakubu, 21, resident of Kaban Ward and Abubakar Muhammed, 20, and Isa Musa, 21, residents of Angwan Ba-Talaka in Mubi North, LGA. The command in a release by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Friday, explained that the suspects were arrested in Mubi on the 9th October, 2022. SP Nguroje, added that the command's renewed commitment to enhancing proactive strategies in crime fighting, disconnected a crime network connecting syndicate of 5 in Mubi North and South LGAs respectively. ...

  Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have apprehended 2 suspects in possession of 2 human skulls and several bones. The operatives also arrested a suspected buyer of the skulls, identified as Dauda Yakubu, a commercial motorcycle operator and a woman in connection to the alleged crime. The 2 suspects nabbed with human skulls in Garware village, Fofure LGA include; Raji Silver and Nodji Kodji. While the buyer is identified as Dauda Yakubu of Farang in Fufore LGA. Both suspects who hail from Cholli, a community in Cameroon Republic were arrested on the 11th October, 2022, at Garware village in Fufore. NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the commercial motorcycle operator was arrested while conveying the suspects in the village. The suspects confessed that they digged the skulls and the bones from a grave in Cameroon in order to sell it to the Dauda, who once bought it at the sum of 5million cameroonian currency. According to them, they brought it for him to buy it, saying Dauda h...

Federal High Court 1 Yola Division has slated Friday 14th October, 2022 for judgement in suit seeking to disqualify APC Gubernatorial Candidate in Adamawa State, Aishatu Binani. The court presided by Hon. Justice A. M. Anka, has fixed Friday this week for judgement in the case instituted by APC Governorship Aspirant, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Ribadu is seeking the nullification of the primary election conducted on the 27th May, 2022, or the disqualification of Binani, who was declared winner of the exercise.  The former EFCC Chairman who is alleging over voting, votes buying and delegates inducement, wants the court to disqualify Binani, and be declared the duly elected candidate of the opposition APC.

Police in Adamawa State have foiled a plot by a house wife, Mary Mathias, to kill her step mother accused of witchraft. NEWS PLATFORM can report. The operatives of the Command have detained Marry who hails from Bariki Sajo in Song LGA on suspicion of planning to murder her step-mother whom she had accused of causing her infertility. The 37 year old Mary was arrested and detained along side a man identified as Nuhu, whom she allegedly contracted to assassinate her step mother. Mary, had while speaking to NEWS PLATFORM at the police headquaters on Tuesday, said "I decided to eliminate my step mother because she is the one preventing me from conceiving". "When we lost our beloved father, our step mother insisted that she must inherit our father's property. Apart from that, she told my sister that she had tied my womb, and that I will never give birth in my life". The step mother was said to have told the sister to the accused that the culprit will only see children...

The Chairman House Standing Committee on Education of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Bathiya Wesley, has said his Committee is set to visit Jada and Mubi Special Schools. Hon. Bathiya, who represents Hong constituency, disclosed that his Committee will visit the schools so as to acquaint itself with the plight of the students.  The Legislator pledged his Committee's readiness to strive towards an increase in 2023 budget for the schools and the entire education sector in the State. Hon. Bathiya, made this known while receiving Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) who paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Tuesday. The CSOs include; Society for Women and Girl Child Empowernment, Hope and Rural Aid Foundation, Shallom International Ministry, FOMWAN, Association of Physically Challenged Persons, Good Governance Group and ADSUBEB. He assured the organisations that he will personally visit the schools and see things for himself so as to report to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintir...

Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 39 suspects for culpable homicide, kidnapping,"shila" activities, theft, rape, house breaking, and other violent crimes. The Command recovered car, 1 locally made pistol, AK-47 rifle, 8 live ammunitions, 2 locally made guns, den gun, bow and arrow, torch light, empty magazine, cutlass, knife, 6 handsets, and the sum of N900, 000. The suspects were paraded on Tuesday, by the Commissioner of Police, CP, S. K. Akande, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operation, Ajani M. Omolabi. CP Akande, said that the Command's operatives drawn from Crack Squad and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) carried out an intelligence driven and crime boosting patrol to criminal hideout and arrested the suspects. He appreciated the support being rendered by the citizens, and assured that all the suspects will be diligently prosecuted on completion of investigation. He said that the police will not relent in its eff...

The Chief Magistrate Court I sitting in Yola, Adamawa State has remanded Pastor Joel Saul, of a popular church in Nigeria (name withheld) for allegedly attempting to commit kidnapping. Magistrate Alheri Ishaku, remanded the pastor in prison custody after he pleaded guilty for "attempt to commit kidnapping" contrary to section 249(3) of Penal Code Law 2018. Pastor Joel, of Ngurore in Yola South LGA, was arraigned before the court by the Prosecutor, ASP Ezra Bulus, for the offence which he pleaded thus" Yes, I am guilty". ASP Ezra informed the court that the defendant threatened to abduct one Oliver Mamza, of Sangere, a community along Numan road, failure to pay N1million as ransom.   The defendant in a threat letter addressed to Mamza and dropped at his residence, ordered him to pay the sum of N1million to avoid being kidnapped or any of his family members. It also warned him not to attempt to leave his house, and that if he does, they will burn down his house and hi...

The Chief Magistrate Court I sitting in Yola, Adamawa State has remanded Pastor Joel Saul, of a popular church in Nigeria (name withheld) for allegedly attempting to commit kidnapping. Magistrate Alheri Ishaku, remanded the pastor in prison custody after he pleaded guilty for "attempt to commit kidnapping" contrary to section 249(3) of Penal Code Law 2018. Pastor Joel, of Ngurore in Yola South LGA, was arraigned before the court by the Prosecutor, ASP Ezra Bulus, for the offence which he pleaded thus" Yes, I am guilty". ASP Ezra informed the court that the defendant threatened to abduct one Oliver Mamza, of Sangere, a community along Numan road, failure to pay N1million as ransom.   The defendant in a threat letter addressed to Mamza and dropped at his residence, ordered him to pay the sum of N1million to avoid being kidnapped or any of his family members. It also warned him not to attempt to leave his house, and that if he does, they will burn down his house and hi...

Adamawa State Police Command says it has arrested a 40 year old man in connection to the murder of a child. The Command also recovered one black face mask, knife, bow and arrow among others.  According to the Spokesman of the Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect, Barnabas Abduneza, hails from Kpasham village, Demsa LGA. A release made availble to NEWS PLATFORM, by SP Nguroje, said that the suspect was apprehended following credible and reliable information. He disclosed that the men of the Command attached to Numan Division, Operation Farauta along side good samaritans nabbed the accused. He explained that the arrest followed an attack on a woman and her child in Kodomti village, Numan LGA on the 29th Sept. 2022, which resulted to the death of the child and severe injury on the mother. He said that the Commissioner of Police, SK Akande, had directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of CID to take over investigation and ensure the prosecution of the suspect. H...